Daily Dispatches

President Barack Obama speaks about the Affordable Care Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

Poor workers may find Affordable Care unaffordable

Healthcare |  It’s called the Affordable Care Act, but another wrinkle in President Barack Obama’s healthcare law may make insurance unaffordable for many low-wage…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo

New York senators stand firm against Cuomo’s abortion bill

Abortion |  NEW YORK—Facing opposition to the abortion portion of his Women’s Equality Act (WEA), New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has agreed to include a ban on partial…

In this photo released by Arthit Suriyawongkul, a U.K. Home Office Carrier Alert notice about NSA leaker Edward Snowden is seen at an airline check-in counter at Chiang Mai airport in Thailand.

Midday Roundup: No (more) leakers allowed in U.K.

Newsworthy |  Stay away. British officials don’t want anything to do with Edward Snowden, the man who allegedly leaked details about U.S. surveillance programs to the…

Muslim worshipers listen to the sermon in the main hall of the Noor Islamic Center in Dublin, Ohio.

Globe Trot: Mosques as surveillance-free zones

International |  While executive surveillance overall has proliferated, the Obama administration since 2011 has made mosques off-limits to FBI agents. Surveillance and…

The Caterpillar logo is seen on earth moving equipment in Springfield, Ill.

Signs and Wonders: Caterpillar withdraws Boy Scouts support

Newsworthy |  Road kill. The Texas-based Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have been attempting to navigate the middle-of-the-road regarding homosexuality, but it looks…

Specialist Anthony Rinaldi, right, and trader Gordon Charlop work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Dollars and Sense: Jittery investors look to Fed, housing data

Money |  Volatility and volume. It was another pretty wild week in the stock market. We’re having more days when the market swings 100 points or more. Of course,

Women walk past blighted row houses in Baltimore, Md.

Marriage keeps kids out of poverty

Poverty |  In 1965, the U.S. Department of Labor produced a report arguing that “the decline of the black nuclear family would significantly impede blacks’ progress…

Authorities raid Florida abortion center

Authorities raid Florida abortion center

Abortion |  Florida authorities raided the main facility of late-term abortionist James Scott Pendergraft IV on Thursday, hauling away beds, televisions, and medical…

Grace University

Grace University offers reconciliation to lesbian student

Homosexuality |  The Huffington Post storyabout a lesbian student's fight with a Christian university—complete with headlines that focus on her expulsion and resulting…

A member of the clergy is among dozens of demonstrators arrested in Raleigh, N.C., during an act of civil disobedience opposing the Republican legislature's agenda.

North Carolina Christians divided over policies to help the poor

Poverty |  For the past two months, hundreds of protesters have entered North Carolina’s capitol in Raleigh, refused to disperse, and left in handcuffs. Many of them…

Eric Glatt, a Georgetown Law student, poses for a photograph on campus.

Unpaid interns win case against movie studio

Courts |  For students looking to break into difficult fields, internships have traditionally been the go-to option, even if they are unpaid. But the future of unpaid…

A technician loads patient samples into a machine for testing at Myriad Genetics.

Supreme Court strikes down gene patents

Science |  Companies may not claim patents on naturally occurring strands of human, animal, or plant DNA, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday. The…

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